Deer got up, we heard (4)

I believe the answer is:

roes

'deer' is the definition.

'got up we heard' is the wordplay.
'got up' becomes 'rose' (I've seen this before).
'we heard' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'rose' sounds like 'ROES'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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